Hey guys,
Well im writing from the hotel called Jaypee Palace Hotel in Agra, which is a pretty old school hotel but you can tell used to be BARE nice like 10-15 years ago and now is trying to be nice in an antiquey kinda way!
Anyway today was the main reason i came to India, to see the Taj Mahal, and it was really beautiful, i mean you hear it alot and when you see it in pics you have like ohhh thats nice, but when you see it in its majesty, its massive, beautifully planned out and for me because of the Islamic influence can releate to it more so than the other wonders of the world that I have seen. Also because of the history that surounds the Taj Mahal (for those that dont know wikipedia it, but essential the king built it for his deadwife in her honour and to hold her body ) so obviously has all of us metrosexuals already instrested because of the love surrounding the building but i think even the most macho guy would appreciate what went into the building. The guide was saying back then it cost 4 billion rupes and rupes back then were BUCKS so you can imagine just how much he wasted well wasted is the wrong word but spent.
Im sure now the indian goverment is making like 4 billion ruppes every 10 years probably off it in some way or another so hes given back to his country. Anyway Agra is much more touristy than Delhi however its also alot more rural and you see alot more animals in the streets and more street people, its weird because i would have thought as so many people come here they would try to hide the poverty but they havent really done so, which is a good thing as it elevates the situation to the outside world. Tomorrow i was told the turkish primem minster is coming to see the Taj, the architect for the Taj was from turkey and has alot of turkish and persian influences so im sure that will be raised, but the reason i was mentioning it was when you get world leaders coming im surprised as most countries try to hide their poverty from other countries India acknoledges it. Lets hope inshallah over time though that the wealth in this country will be better distributed.
Anyway tomorrow im off to jaipur, so inshallah will write from there! take care
Stormy
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In Jaipur, dont forget to visit Jay Garh, the famous Rajput fort on the hill. Also see if that rotating resturant is still about. You might wanna pop in.
The Hawa Mahal i'm sure you'll visit, along with the worlds largest cannon. Just to remind you, there's a Park Inn near the Jay Garh and Hawa Mahal where Bill Clinton stayed. Its not too expensive if your still looking for a hotel.
Anyway, consider driving down to Ajmer, at the famous shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz, for a Sufi/innovative experience. Its only a few hours from Jaipur, plus theres loads of Marble factories on the way if you wanna get all entrepreneurial...
Best of luck and give by salams to my Deysh...
Wa Salam
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